Xhekaj will meet with a specialist in the coming days and an update will be shared following this appointment. The rookie rearguard left the game against the Edmonton Oilers on February 12 with an upper-body injury.
Meanwhile, Schueneman has five goals and 13 assists in 43 games with the Rocket this season.
He has yet to play a regular-season game with Montreal this year.
The 27-year-old has two goals and six points in 24 career NHL games.